TY - BOOK AU - Marlowe,Christopher AU - Dyce,Alexander TI - The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus: From the Quarto of 1616 AV - PR PY - 1997/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Germany -- Drama KW - Tragedies (Drama) KW - Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama KW - Magicians -- Drama N1 - See also PG#779 from the Quarto of 1604; Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Faustus_(play); Release date is 1997-02-01; Produced by Gary R. L. Young, and David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe is an Elizabethan tragedy written in the late 16th century and first performed around 1594. A scholar sells his soul to the devil in exchange for magical power, rising to greatness through his pact with Lucifer and the demon Mephistopheles. As Faustus wields his newfound abilities, he faces an ultimate reckoning when the price of his bargain comes due. This influential work explores ambition, the limits of knowledge, and the perilous cost of desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/811 ER -